1980 National Camogie League

National Camogie League 1980

Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
National Camogie League winners
Winners	Kilkenny (2nd title)
Captain	Bridie McGarry
Manager
National Camogie League Runners-up
Runners-up	Tipperary
Captain
Manager
Matches played

The 1980 National Camogie League, the second most important elite level inter-county competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Kilkenny, who defeated Tipperary in the final, played at Roscrea.^[1][2]

Arrangements

Kilkenny defeated Limerick, Cork and Galway en route to the final. Tipperary defeated Clare, Down and Wexford by 3-9 to 2-7. Tipperary then defeated Dublin in the semi-final while Kilkenny had a bye to the final. Barbara Redmond was missing from the Dublin team for the League semi-final, the second yearthat a league semi-final involving Dublin went to extra time.

The Final

Both sides were without their first choice goalkeepers for the final, Mary O'Brien a student at Thomond College having gone to America and Teresa O'Neill on holiday in America. As a contest the final was over early in the second half when Kilkenny led by 3-4 to 0-1, thanks to two goals from Angea Downey and one from Mary Purcell, Tipperary’s only point coming from a placed ball from a thirty. Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press:

From the longest serving members to Anna Whelan from Castlecomer, who was playing in her first final, Kilkenny proved themselves skilled, fast and celevr exponents of the game. Tipperary, who had promised so much in their game with Dublin in the semi-final, did not live up to that performance and must feel very disappointed with how they played.

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Division 2

The Junior National League, known since 2006 as Division Two, was won by Armagh who defeated Kildare in the final.

Final stages

Tipperary v Dublin

October 21 Semi-Final

Tipperary	3-12 – 2-12 after extra time	Dublin

Russell Park

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Kilkenny v Tipperary

June 29 Final

Kilkenny	3-8 – 1-3	Tipperary

Roscrea

Kilkenny

Tipperary

Kilkenny: GK 1 Bridia Martin (St Paul’s) FB 2 Ann Downey (St Paul’s) RWB 3 Mary Holden (Ballyhale Shamrocks) CB 4 Bridie Martin (St Paul’s) LWB 5 Mary Canavan MF 6 Helena O'Neill (St Paul’s) MF 7 Peggy Muldowney (Gowran) MF 8 Mary Fennelly (Ballyhale Shamrocks) RWF 9 Mary Purcell 1-1 CF 10 Angela Downey (St Paul’s) 2-4 LWF 11 Anna Whelan (Castlecomer) 0-3 FF 12 Jo Dunne (Carrickshock)

Tipperary: GK 1 Brenda Kennedy FB 2 Monica Butler RWB 3 Maura Hackett CB 4 Siobhan McDonnell LWB 5 Rosie Ryan MF 6 Agnes Brophy MF 7 Deirdre Lane 0-3 MF 8 Bernie Carroll RWF 9 Mona Quigley CF 10 Sheila Delaney LWF 11 Maolmuire Tynan FF 12 Mary Griffin Substitutes: RWB Ann Gleeson

References

1. Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
2. National Camogie League on Camogie.ie
3. Report of final in Irish Press, June 30, 1980
4. Report of final in Irish Independent, June 30, 1980
5. Report of final in Irish Times, June 30, 1980
6. Report of final in Irish Examiner, June 30, 1980
7. Report of final in Irish News, June 30, 1980

External links

• Camogie Association